Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps deployed for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State have raised concerns over the alleged non-payment of their allowances, despite the election taking place over 10 days ago.
The deployment involved 6,000 NSCDC personnel, including reinforcements from nearby states such as Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Edo, and Delta.
Several aggrieved officers, speaking anonymously to The PUNCH on Monday, expressed frustration at the delay, particularly as other security agencies, like the police, had reportedly received their allowances.
The officers emphasized the financial strain caused by the delay and criticized it as unnecessary.
One officer, voicing his dissatisfaction, remarked, “Those of us who participated in the Ondo election have not been paid till now. Our counterparts like the police have received theirs already. The economy is not friendly.”
Another NSCDC operative, also upset about the situation, posed a direct question: “Please help us ask the Commandant General why we are yet to be paid.”
Responding to the grievances, NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, stated that he had engaged with the Deputy Commandant General of Operations and the General Commandant to address the matter.
Afolabi explained that, according to the management, the officers had already received their allowances during the election.
“I just met with the Deputy Commandant General Operations and the General Commandant over the issue. I learnt that the officers that were deployed for the Ondo election have been paid. They were paid on the field,” he said.
